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's contract through 2008. ... The San Francisco Bowl is now the snack bowl, in a sense. The game changed its name to the Emerald Bowl after signing a three-year extension with its title sponsor. The game was named for Diamond Walnut for two years, but the company changed the name to highlight Emerald Nuts snacks. ...

College hockey's Frozen Four opens today in Boston. Denver (25-12-5) plays Minnesota-Duluth (28-12-4) at noon at FleetCenter, and Boston College (29-8-4) plays Maine (32-7-3) at 6 p.m. ... Colorado wide receiver and professional moguls skiier Jeremy Bloom argued his case before a Colorado appeals court. He says he should be allowed to do both; the NCAA disagrees, saying the 360,000 athletes under its umbrella must abide by the same rules. ...

Texas-El Paso released forward Alex Galindo from the national letter of intent he signed with the school in November. ... New Orleans hired Alabama-Birmingham assistant Amy Champion as its women's basketball coach. ...

North Carolina rescinded a scholarship offer to JamesOn Curry two days after the leading scorer in state high school basketball history pleaded guilty to drug charges.